Bosom-board



A.P.RYAN.

BOSOM BOARD.

(Model) v No. 287,329. Patented Oct. 23, 1883.

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NITED STATES ATENT OFF CE.

AMOS P. RYAN, OF WAYNESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOSOM-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,329, dated October 23, 1883.

Application filed May 19, 1882. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMOS P. RYAN, of YVaynesburg, in the county of Green and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bosom-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements on bosom-boards, in which Figure 1 represents a plan view unadjusted; Fig. 2, a plan view adjusted; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section taken on the line at m.

In the drawings, A represents the body of 1 the board, made of wood and faced or covered in both sides with cloth, the upper end of the board being furnished with a strip of wood fastened thereto, containing a groove or gutter, as shown by letter a, and is also provided with two spring resser-feet or holders, b b, being attached to the post 0, which is fastened in the upper end of the board, which also contains a gutter or groove on either side, in which to allow the presser feet or holders toswing at right angles from the board, as shown at D, Fig. 1, sufficient pressure being supplied by the presser-feet b b, which, when adjusted, press the goods into the groove a and hold it firmly while being ironed. The lower end of the board is also provided with a strip of wood, guttered or grooved, as shown at letter E, Fig. 1, and being attached to the board by two pivots, as shown by letter F, Figs. 1 and 2.

The bosom-board is also provided with spiral springs G G, Figs. 1 and 2, to which is attached to either end (by pivots) a roller-rod, which drops into the groove, gutter, or concave in the strip of wood, E, Fig. 1, the said strip E being hung on pivots to receive the said roller or rod, which is provided with springs G G, Figs. 1 and 2, and when pressed down and back draws the bosom smooth and tight andholdsit in positionwhile beingironed.

In the use of my improved board the neckband of the shirt is first ironed, after which the presser-feet or holders are raised from the groove or gutter a, as shown in Fig. 1. The

lines, Fig. 2, for the goods to pass.

board is then inserted in the shirt, the holder or presser-feet projecting out through the neckopening, the shoulder of the shirt resting on or against the upper end of the board. In

this position the neckband of the shirt stands out beyond the top edge of the board. The holders or presser-feet are then raised up over the shoulders of the shirt, being allowedby their own pressure to force the shoulders of the shirt into the groove, as shown in Fig. 2 by dotted lines. The lower end of the shirt is drawn over the roller or rod H and tucked between the latter and the grooved or guttered strip I, grasping the shirt firmly, said piece, turning on its axis, causing the bosom to be drawn tightly and smoothly over the face of the board. After the piece I has passed the center line shown in Fig. 2, and the springs causing a continual pressure to prevent the previously-ironed neckband from being crushed by the presser-feet or holders, sufficient space is allowed between the post 0 and the curve in the presser-feet, as shown by the dotted For its accommodation by this construction the neckband is not only allowed to stand up, but is also protected from contact with other objects.

I claim as my invention 1. In a bosom-board, the combination, with the cloth-covered board A, having the grooved strip a, and grooved post 0 at its upper end, of the presser-feet b b,'the pivoted guttered strip E, and the pivoted spiral spring-arms G G, carrying the roller II at their lower ends, substantially as specified.

2. In a bosom-board, the combination, with the board A, of the pivoted guttered strip E at its lower end, and the'pivoted spiral springarms G G, carrying the roller H at their lower ends, substantially as specified.

AMOS 1?. RYAN. Witnesses:

Gno. F. DAVIS, H. S. VALENTINE. 

